QPR must rue losing out to Reading FC in the midfielder hunt. View
Lewis Wing has been a valuable addition to the Royals during his debut season in Berkshire, and QPR would have benefited much from having him.
Queens Park Rangers won convincingly against Leeds United on Friday to preserve their survival.
The R’s thoroughly deserve to remain up after thriving under Marti Cifuentes, despite the club being hopeless when he arrived.
Having very narrowly avoided relegation at the conclusion of last season, QPR needed a lot of mental strength to get back on track after a sluggish start this season, and Cifuentes has done an excellent job.
He may have some veteran players at his disposal, such as Jack Colback and Steve Cook, as well as some excellent offensive players in Ilias Chair and Chris Wilcock, but keeping his club afloat in the Championship was never going to be easy for the R’s manager.
However, he has completed that assignment and now try to build on previous success with a profitable summer transfer window.
QPR and Reading FC compete for Lewis Wing
Looking back to the previous summer window, they were fighting for Lewis Wing.
when coaching him at Wycombe Wanderers last season, then-QPR manager Gareth Ainsworth may have believed he had a decent chance of completing a move for the midfielder when the player decided not to prolong his stint at Adams Park.
Wing would have had the opportunity to work with Ainsworth again, who is a very pleasant manager, as well as return to the second tier.
This would have been an enticing chance for the midfielder, and QPR were even rumored to be favorites to complete the deal for him.
But the League One side Reading eventually won the race for Wing, who signed a three-year contract at the Select Car Leasing Stadium to secure his future with the Berkshire club.
QPR have undoubtedly regretted not signing Lewis Wing.
Wing has been nothing short of amazing for the Royals this season, playing a critical part in keeping the team in the third division.
All of his goals this season have come from outside the box, with his set-pieces and long-range strikes capable of changing games.
The 28-year-old may not have had as big of an effect at Loftus Road, but he has the ability to influence a game with a single kick of the ball, and he might have assisted Ainsworth during the early stages of the season when the R’s were suffering.
Some might say that having Ainsworth on the job for an extended amount of time was a disadvantage, but Wing could have helped to score more points.
Not only is he lethal in the final third, but he can also help manage the tempo of a game and play in both deep midfield and more advanced positions.
